Tag Archives: eat drink and be merry

Kel’s Rustic Roast Beef Hash

Hash is a wonderful way to turn leftover meat into complete comfort food. This recipe is simple and uses roast beef as the meat of choice, but you could easily use leftover corned beef instead (like I do in Kel’s … Continue reading

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Not Your Typical Bar Food, Thanks to Executive Chef Patrick Cowden, Tobacco Road Sports Café

  As part of the Got to Be NC Competition Dining Series, Triangle 2015, I had the pleasure to interview the talented chefs from the four Raleigh restaurants participating in the competition and learn more about their experience, why they … Continue reading

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Getting Healthy with Chef Ryan Conklin, Rex Healthcare

As part of the Got to Be NC Competition Dining Series, Triangle 2015, I had the pleasure to interview the talented chefs from the four Raleigh restaurants participating in the competition and learn more about their experience, why they think … Continue reading

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Don’t Let His Youthfulness Fool You. Chef Benjamin Harris Has What It Takes!

    As part of the Got to Be NC Competition Dining Series, Triangle 2015, I had the pleasure to interview the talented chefs from the four Raleigh restaurants participating in the competition and learn more about their experience, why … Continue reading

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Spotlight on Chef Christopher Hill, Faire Restaurant, Raleigh, NC

  As part of the Got to Be NC Competition Dining Series, Triangle 2015, I had the pleasure to interview the talented chefs from the four Raleigh restaurants participating in this year’s competition and learn more about their culinary experience, … Continue reading

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Got to Be NC Competition Dining Series, Triangle 2015

I am so excited to announce the upcoming schedule for the Got to Be NC Competition Series 2015 Triangle battles, which start next week on January 19th! For those of you who follow this blog, you may recall I had the honor of … Continue reading

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Kel’s Classic Collards With Ham Hocks

  Collard season in N.C.’s Piedmont region is almost over, so if you love these leafy greens like I do, now’s the time to make them until they disappear from the end of January until late fall. I made a … Continue reading

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Kel’s Creamy Oyster Mushroom Soup, With Bacon or Not

The other day my sister and her boyfriend, Rob, brought me some fresh oyster mushrooms that Rob had foraged and gathered. I have to admit that at first I was skeptical to try them, until I learned that their friend, Beth, … Continue reading

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Kel’s Twice-Baked Potato Casserole, Rockcrok® Style

  This is one of the first recipes I made in my awesome Pampered Chef Rockcrok® casserole**  and it is definitely a keeper! It is so easy to make and the results are absolutely yummy — of course, how can … Continue reading

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Smashburger, Take Two

  For those of you who follow this blog, you may recall my post earlier this year about Smashburger’s debut in Durham. In that post I wished that owners Ketan and Jayshri Patel would open a location in Raleigh, and … Continue reading

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